It’s not often I anticipate letters in the mail, but this was how our school notified students of varsity sports tryout results. Our school fields highly competitive teams in all sports and soccer ranks as one of the most difficult teams to make. Thirty of my classmates were in the same situation, waiting on the same day at their mailboxes. My heart raced when I found “Riley Bonifer” in the middle of that envelope and the school address in the corner. My hands shook as I peeled back the flap for the good news. That exhilaration ended abruptly when I read the word “unfortunately.”
I literally could not speak as my mother looked on, knowing what the letter revealed. I was utterly devastated. 10 years of organized team play, thousands of hours …show more content…
Playing soccer came easy to me and I felt at home on the field. It was an activity I have loved my entire life. I had assembled most of my friends through soccer teams since the age of 4. All my soccer memories flashed through my mind in those moments of silence.
The pain sank in deeper as this was likely the exact moment my career was over. In Michigan, there is no competitive soccer during the high school season. There is no playing on a B team or a Junior Varsity team. I was done for at least 8 months until our club team began in April of the next year. My soccer identity had been deleted from my life in one click
My mom asked ‘How could this have happened? I was part of highly competitive system and always played well above my age group. My throat grew tight as I had no explanation and could only shake my head in disbelief. Over the next few days I vowed not to speak about soccer.r. The school year had not yet begun, and I could hide during the time from facing a new reality. As the school year began and school work filled the void, the pain lessened somewhat. But I knew I had to face the question of whether to continue my career and tryout again as a
I literally could not speak as my mother looked on, knowing what the letter revealed. I was utterly devastated. 10 years of organized team play, thousands of hours …show more content…
Playing soccer came easy to me and I felt at home on the field. It was an activity I have loved my entire life. I had assembled most of my friends through soccer teams since the age of 4. All my soccer memories flashed through my mind in those moments of silence.
The pain sank in deeper as this was likely the exact moment my career was over. In Michigan, there is no competitive soccer during the high school season. There is no playing on a B team or a Junior Varsity team. I was done for at least 8 months until our club team began in April of the next year. My soccer identity had been deleted from my life in one click
My mom asked ‘How could this have happened? I was part of highly competitive system and always played well above my age group. My throat grew tight as I had no explanation and could only shake my head in disbelief. Over the next few days I vowed not to speak about soccer.r. The school year had not yet begun, and I could hide during the time from facing a new reality. As the school year began and school work filled the void, the pain lessened somewhat. But I knew I had to face the question of whether to continue my career and tryout again as a